I know the mounting method for the 03-05 is different than the 06+ front reflectors.

How ever does anyone know if the lenses are the same dimensions? (excluding all mounting brackets)

Looking at pictures they seem very close, but I am unable to find any spec sheet with dimensions.

 

If I recall correctly the 06+ are slightly a slender shape which also prevents them from going onto a 03-05 easily

 

The reflectors for the 03-05's are basically flat and the 06+ are not. I think it would be really hard to get the 06+ to fit on a 03-05 bumper, if it were even possible.

 

reflectors are definitely a different size, can tell from a mile away

 

I know the lens for the 06+ protrudes out much further than the 03-05, this is actually what I am after.

I guess to rephrase my question, is the shape (excluding all mounting) from a side view the same?

IE the angle of the arch, and the height/thickness.

sorry for the confusion.

 

8.5" tall.
1.5" wide (reflector, not clear housing).

 

Thank you very much sir!

Could you measure including the arch for me as well? The width from the farthest point on the left to the farthest point on the right?

Thanks again.

 

Sure thing. 1.75"

 

06-08 Reflector VS 03-05

 

I don't have the best spacial awareness but it looks like with some dremeling the 06+ lens should fit on the 03-05 base?

I am just after that added depth. I have some fancy new high power LED's and I want forward facing driving lights... I find the side facing ones to be cheap looking...

 

Im assuming youre gonna gut the whole back end to make space for the heat sinks right? What kind of LEDs do you have?

 

What I will end up using is going to depend on a few things, like as you stated the room I have left after all the required heat sinking.

For DRL's I have some LUXEON Rebels that I would like to use, but they will require ALOT of heat sinking. Good thing is there is alot of room behind the reflector base, so hacking in the heat sinks and using L-brackets should work out in theory. I also have some Crees which are easier to work with but not as bright. I haven't yet decided what route I want to go regarding optics (just diffusing, or going with a small focusing lens).

I also have some 70ma Nichia 30lm (both 5mm and piranha form factor) that I was going to play with before diving into the Rebels. I have been out of the LED game a while and these Nichia's were not around back when I was retrofitting. 30lm per LED sounds pretty amazing and no heat sinks required. I also have some red-orange (amber) 150ma SnapLED's I would like to work into the equation, room permitting.

 

I love the nichia, I have 30 piranha style per side for DRL and 24 Cree amber for turn signals. The only bad thing, you gotta buy them from overseas .

 

I may abandon the rebels and just do the nichia's. But I really want GENUINE audi-style DRL's with proper optics and daylight intensity.

The 5mm through hole nichia's are even harder to find it seems. The 5mm form has the same output as the piranha and I can think of so many situations where a 5mm would just be way easier to use.

If the 5mm nichia's turn out to be pretty good I may just put the DRL's in the bottom of the headlamp like some other users have done. I have never considered this in the past bc the lack of space limits me to piranha or 5mm LED's which in my opinion look very cheap and is barley visible in the daytime.

 

These are mine, i think looks good.

I need a better pic..

 

Hmmm, thats just 30 nichia per side??? I must admit I'm surprised how visible they are in direct sunlight.

Those are the 70ma nichia's right?